( June 29, 2023, 12:51 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Sixteen anonymous plaintiffs on June 28 filed a putative class action against companies that created ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, including Microsoft Corp. , accusing them of violating federal privacy laws and state consumer protection laws, including California’s unfair competition law (UCL), by collecting “sensitive information from millions of individuals” to train their chatbots. . . .